4. I'm in Northeastern PA and I'm against fracking.

The problem here is that nobody asked for the residents' approval. Gas companies came in with their sales people and waved really big checks at property owners who owned the mineral rights to the shale their homes sat on. The sales people fudged the facts (lied) about the effects of fracking on their water supply. Gov Corbett gave the gas companies free rein and here we are.

10. I think your image is a little bit off...

according to most people I know in the industry, the problem isn't from seeping chemicals up through the cracked rock (for about a mile straight up), but from the casings surrounding the well through the water table failing. That's why it happens about 2 percent of the time and not every time.

That said, until they show they can clean up their mess AND they put in bonds to cover the costs, I'll be in favor of a moratorium.

11. Of course you're correct.

There are a number of ways that fracking pollutes -- in the short & long term.

In the condensation process (on site) there is incredible air pollution as the natural gas is separated off and the remaining contaminants are simply released into the local atmosphere (not to mention the obnoxious noise pollution, day and night).